Here's the Sweet Souvenir Shay Mitchell Kept From the 'Pretty Little Liars' Set

Actress, writer, and social media star Shay Mitchell can now add "tracksuit collector" to her list of accomplishments. The Pretty Little Liars actress revealed to the Sioux City Journal that when the beloved Freeform show ended, she raided her character Emily Fields' wardrobe for all of her athletic outfits.

"I didn’t think I needed her running shoes because our styles are completely different," Mitchell said. "If I could wear heels every day, I would. But that’s Shay. Playing Emily was super fun for me because I literally got to be in her shoes."

She's also holding on to her "ripped and highlighted" audition papers and years of special memories—as well as the tattoo she got with her cast mates (“They somehow got me in the chair and I was screaming for the two minutes it took to do this...But I love it now.”).

In the same interview, Mitchell also spoke candidly about her love of social media. “It’s about being genuine," she says, "Fans are extremely smart. They know when you do it, and they know when somebody else wants you to do it."

And Mitchell definitely wants to. As she explains, "If I don’t feel like I have anything to say, I’m just not going to tweet." It's a rule she applies cross-platform, including in her newest venture: "I wasn’t forced to have a YouTube channel—that takes a lot of work—but I love doing it.”

Seems like her approach has paid off: the actress boasts over 3 million followers on Twitter and 17 million followers on Instagram. Not too shabby.

In addition to her online ventures—she's even used the Internet to sell a bunch of her stuff—Mitchell is working on a second young adult novel and has a horror movie, Cadaver (co-starring Castle's Stana Katic) coming out next year.